WCA #321 with Dave Way – Pretending To Be a Beatle, Serendipitous Events, Home Studio Economics, and The Apple Farm Assassin

My guest today is producer, engineer, mixer Dave Way. Dave has a huge discography and a load of experience to share. He talks to us from his studio in Southern California, The Way Station.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Apple Farm Assassin
• The Nun With A Guitar
• Pretending To Be a Beatle
• Hearing Life Through Cassette
• Early Mono Recording
• Music vs. Baseball
• Berklee College of Music
• New York Studios
• Dance Remixes
• Gig Opportunities 
• Teddy Riley
• 120 Hour Weeks
• Competitiveness
• Serendipitous Events
• New York Success 
• Michael Jackson
• Staying In California
• John Doe
• Genre Jumping
• Jazz
• Mixing Differences
• Home Studio Economics
• Dolby Atmos
• Working With Stars

Matt’s Rant: The Purge

Links and Show Notes

• Dave’s Site: https://www.daveway.com/
• WCA on Instagram: @working_class_audio
• Go Ad-Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/
• Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/
• Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw
• Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP

Credits:

• Guest: Dave Way
• Host: Matt Boudreau 
• WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
• Announcer: Chuck Smith
• Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
• Additional Music: The License Lab